Rig Veda 6.20.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 20, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.20
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (trad.)
Devata: Indra (with Viṣṇu as associate)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दिवो न तुभ्यमन्विन्द्र सत्रासुर्यं देवेभिर्धायि विश्वम् । अहिं यद्वृत्रमपो वव्रिवांसं हन्नृजीषिन्विष्णुना सचानः ॥
Transliteration
divó ná túbhyam ánv indra satrā́ asúryaṃ devébhir dhāyi víśvam | áhíṃ yád vṛtrám apó vavrivā́ṃsaṃ hán ṛjīṣin víṣṇunā sacānáḥ ||
Translation
दिव इव तुभ्यम्, इन्द्र, देवेभिः सत्रासु सूर्यवत् विश्वम् ऋतम् अधायि। यद् अहिं वृत्रम् अपो वव्रिवांसम् अहन्, नृजीषिन्, विष्णुना सचानः।
Word by Word
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ-)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अनुafter, along; in accordance
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
सत्राalways, altogether, at once
सत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
देवेभिःwith/by the gods
देवेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
धायिwas set/placed
धायि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धारणे/स्थापने)
विश्वम्all (the whole)
विश्वम्:
कर्म (with धायि)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व
अहिम्the serpent (Ahi)
अहिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअहि
यत्which/when
यत्:
—
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद्
वृत्रम्Vṛtra
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र
अपःthe waters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
वव्रिवांसम्having covered/enclosed
वव्रिवांसम्:
विशेषण (अहिम्/वृत्रम् प्रति)
TypeParticiple
Root√वृ (वरणे/आवरणे) → कृत्: वव्रिवांस्
हन्you have slain / slay
हन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (हिंसागत्योः)
ऋजीषिन्O wielder of the r̥jīṣa (swift/straight-aiming one)
ऋजीषिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootऋजीषिन्
विष्णुनाwith Vishnu
विष्णुना:
करण/सहकार
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
सचानःaccompanying, in company (with)
सचानः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रः) / सहचर्य-भाव
TypeParticiple
Rootसच् (समवाये/सहचर्ये) → कृत्: सचान
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